Aviation Museums
and airworthy collections
Classic Flyers Museum, Tauranga
9 Jean Batten Drive, Mount Maunganui, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand 3116
Date of visit: 20th & 21st February 2017
Classic Flyers was initially funded entirely by a group of individuals who got together to create a live museum to protect the rich and precious history of New Zealand aviation. As a non-commercial Trust, all takings from the museum, on site cafe & shop, and their events go back into preserving their aviation heritage. A purpose-built facility has been created at the entrance of the Tauranga Airport, on Jean Batten Drive, Mount Maunganui. The emphasis is on creating a living, dynamic Museum with a high degree of operational activity - with many aircraft movements to and from the facility.
Its grand opening, on 28th May 2005, was celebrated with an air display, which are now held on a regular basis.
The museum is live, so exhibits regularly change within the hangars.
MAIN HANGAR
Aermacchi MB-339CB
NZ6469 / cn 6800/173
Bristol Scout C
1262
Cessna 150D
ZK-CGI / cn 15060711
Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina
N9553C / 204 / cn1696
Curtis P-40E Kittyhawk
GA-K
de Havilland DH-100 Vampire FB.5
NZ5767 / WA374 / INST202 (cockpit fuselage only)
de Havilland DH-104 Devon
NZ1802 / ZK-UFO / cn 04169
de Havilland DH-112 Venom FB.54
J-1799 / ZK-VNM / cn969 (ex-G-BLIC)
Douglas A-4K Skyhawk
NZ6201 / 01 / cn 14084
Fletcher FU24-950M
ZK-BDS / cn1
Grumman TBF-1C Avenger
NZ2505 / cn5220
Hawker Hunter T75
XE664 / 516 (ex-Singapore Air Defence Force)
Pitts S-1C Special
N7BH / cn BH-1-PS1C
Slingsby T.45 Swallow
ZK-GCD / cn 1505
Supermarine Spitfire Mk V
JK715 / SN-A (Replica)
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Restoration Hangar 3 / Flight Operations Hangar 5
AESL Airtourer T3A
ZK-XXI / 60 / cn C60 (ex ZK-DSZ & ZK-CGP)
Boeing PT-13D Kaydet (E75)
ZK-XAF / 203 / cn 75-5907
Hall Cherokee II
ZK-GBT / cn G 1
Hawker Hunter FR.74A
XJ689 / JK-JIL / 517 (ex-Singapore Air Defence Force)
Jansson BJ-1B Duster
ZK-GSR / cn AACA/338
North American AT-6D Harvard Mk.III
ZK-ENC / NZ1091 / 91 / cn 88-16505
PZL-Bielsko SZD-24-4A Foka-4
ZK-GHS / cn W312
Schleicher Ka-6CR Rhonsegler
ZK-GFD / cn 6524
Schweizer 269C
EK-HKC
Ultraflight Mirage Mk.II
ZK-EXM (ZK-WYE) / cn MAANZ/166
VANS RV3
ZK-RVE
Victa Airtourer
ZK-CDN
Yakovlev Yak-52
ZK-YAC / 718 'white' / cn 822108
External
North American F-86H Sabre
In the colours of 51-2910 / FU-910 'Beautious Butch II' / cn 193-249
de Havilland DH-114 Heron 1B
ZK-BBM / cn 14011
Cessna 188 Agwagon
ZK-CQN / cn 188-0109
Sud Aviation SA.316C Alouette III
ZK-HYA2 / cn 2001 (minus rotors)
Sud Aviation SA.319B Alouette III
HC-BKU / cn 2391 (front fuselage)
de Havilland DH-104 Devon
ZK-UCO (ex NZ1812)
Fairey Swordfish II
DK791 / 4C (Replica)
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